TV Quote of the Day (‘Taxi,’ With Louie Looking Out for His Employees)

Sunshine Cab company dispatcher Louie DePalma (played by Danny DeVito, pictured) (offering advice to his cabbies): “Never, never pick up any people with tattoos. That's a cardinal rule. They're all morons, maniacs and lowlifes.”

Tony Banta (played by Tony Danza): “Hey, Louie, I got a tattoo.”

Louie: “Oh, yeah, and losers.”—Taxi, Season 1, Episode 20, “Alex Tastes Death and Finds a Nice Restaurant,” original air date March 6, 1979, teleplay by Michael Leeson, directed by James Burrows